A lifeguard found this guy on his back, on his tower ramp. Way up a steep embankment. We have no idea how he ended up there, but the lifeguard was able to carry him back down to the beach and he seemed just fine once he got in the water. How incredible! He was about 2 1/2 ft long from nose to tail. Gorgeous, healthy guy as far as I can tell.

Ben and I were supposed to go to the Y again today – getting back into a Friday yoga routine for me. But last week we were foiled in our attempt by a honu (turtle) we spotted just offshore as we jogged down the beach, followed by watching two surfers. Today – Friday – we had plans to go to the Y again, but as we finished our jog we met a really neat lady walking a dog and got to chatting about Caffrey (the lady happens to be with Lab Rescue in PA – a group I’d contacted a year ago to find out about a rescue chapter here on O’ahu!). As we parted ways we noticed the lifeguard carrying a turtle down to the water! Wow! How exciting! But it was totally odd – he’d found the large turtle on its back and way up on his tower ramp, at least 10 ft up a very steep embankment the turtle could never have climbed. Was it put there by someone? Or did it truly get there somehow? In any case, the turtle seemed just fine once it hit water. But the lifeguard was totally perplexed. Almost in shock, saying over and over again it was the weirdest thing he’d ever seen. Me too! But I was glad to grab a picture of this rascally honu before he swam away. Thankful to miss the Y again today for chance meetings like this. No wonder I am addicted to jogging the beach with Ben in the early morning. It’s especially nice that mom and Richard are here now, so I can hook up with mom for coffee (and hard boiled eggs for Ben – his favorite! see Mom’s blog for pictures of him in pursuit of the perfect egg – http://clanskene.blogspot.com/2011/01/buying-hard-boiled-egg-at-2-12-years.html).